Excerpt from the historical novel, The Women of the Copper Country, by Mary Doria Russell, about the #union labor movement in the ore mines of #Michigan's #UpperPeninsula. Gripping & educational
"...money changes everything, Mrs. [Ella] Bloor says firmly. "It changes how you think of yourself, & it changes how people treat you. That's why the rich hold on to every damned penny, long past the point where they know what to do with all their money. They buy bigger & bigger houses stuffed with more & more things. They hire a little army of servants to take care of it all and to say 'yes, ma'am' & 'yes sir.' Every Sunday they go to church, & when Jesus tells them to give all their money to the poor, they drop a few coins on the collection plate. On Monday they go back to their offices to make more money & complain about the cost of labor. You're allowed to ask them for charity, but if you say 'Take less', they'll call you an anarchist." 
https://marydoriarussell.net/novels/the-women-of-the-copper-country/

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Oh MAAAAAAN I visited some friends in UP on a big road trip in my 20's decades ago and it was AMAZING. 

Hiked around Lake of the Clouds AND along the shores of Lake Superior where each little inlet the water was either Azure Blue or Malachite Green glittering in the sun. 

And the tasty pasties! UP people are SO nice. They will cook for you, make you endless cups of sweet milky tea. 

Almost sited our farm in UP. 

I am so reading this book. Also: 

https://youtu.be/VFr0KwmRqcg?feature=shared 

 @e73e808d The Sparrow is one of my favorite books ever. This looks really interesting!